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Maliha Rehman is a seasoned fashion and entertainment journalist with over 15 years of experience, known for credible storytelling and exclusive insights. Currently writing for Dawn, her work spans top publications, blending glamour with thoughtful, in-depth perspectives.

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Maliha Rehman is a seasoned fashion and entertainment journalist with over 15 years of experience, known for credible storytelling and exclusive insights. Currently writing for Dawn, her work spans top publications, blending glamour with thoughtful, in-depth perspectives.

TV

Inside Jeevan Nagar’s winding alleys

By Maliha Rehman You could get lost in the winding alleys of Jeevan Nagar. You could roam them, watching them through the eyes of the colorful characters that live within it. You’ll

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TV

Jannat Se Aagay promises to show the grit, behind the glamour

By Maliha Rehman Jannat Se Aagay doesn’t seem to be your usual drama – at least, not from the teasers. This isn’t your typical story relying on domestic politics for thrills. Nor

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TV

22 Qadam: A sports drama that makes you smile

By Maliha Rehman 22 Qadam, which started airing this past weekend on Green Entertainment, is so feel-good that you can’t stop smiling when you see it. The narrative so far is strongly

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TV

Shanaas is a story about adoption, with mysterious twists

By Maliha Rehman At a cursory glance, Shanaas is a drama about a young girl discovering that she is adopted and deciding to find out more about her biological roots. In a

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TV

Not ‘idiotic’ at all

By Maliha Rehman It’s quite evident that the drama, Idiot, which has just begun airing on Green Entertainment, is a social commentary. The protagonist Gulzar, enacted by Ahmed Ali Akbar – the

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TV

A first look at the rare treat called Kabli Pulao

By Maliha Rehman Kabli Pulao’s first episode is testament to the storyteller that is Kashif Nisar. The drama, which has only just started airing on Green Entertainment, promises to be quite exceptional,

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TV

Tumharey Husn Kay Naam promises the beginning of a romance – but how will it unfold?

By Maliha Rehman Lahore in the rain. The raindrops splattering over lush green hedges, bright pink flora bobbing up and down in ecstasy, an ancient red sandstone building getting drenched in the

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TV

How Jhoom has spun romantic dreams on TV

By Maliha Rehman ‘Jhoom’ has been twirling so beautifully on TV. Produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi, and airing on Geo Entertainment, the drama wraps up this week with its final,

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TV

Green Entertainment content begins streaming tomorrow – and here’s the ‘science’ behind it

By Maliha Rehman Green Entertainment – long-awaited, much-hyped, much-delayed – will finally begin streaming out content regularly from tomorrow, July 10th. This is exciting news for the Pakistani TV audience. For about

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TV

Jhok Sarkar is your ‘80’s hit Bollywood fix

By Maliha Rehman You enter Jhok Sarkar’s world and wonder if you’ve stepped into an Amitabh Bachchan Bollywood movie from the ‘80’s – the ones that used to be mega-hits. Airing on

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Music

Velo Sound Station Season 2, Spinnin’ out some new music

By Maliha Rehman Flashes of neon, thumping beats, the camera veering into the nooks and crannies of a discotheque and a series of young, exciting stars. It took two years for Velo

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Film

‘Jamun ka Darakht’ – and what it could mean

By Maliha Rehman Bee Gul, veritably one of Pakistan’s most extraordinarily intuitive scriptwriters, has written the upcoming short film Jamun Ka Darakht. I assumed that the title was symbolic – symbolism is

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